Losing Everything: Dan's Downfall

The bar owner also fired him. It was now clear that Dan was involved in something shady.

Among the townspeople, the first suspicion that spread was — maybe Dan was dealing drugs.

In small towns, such rumors travel fast. Everyone started distancing themselves

from him. Dan also quit the job on his own. He didn’t need that work anymore anyway.

But the issue didn’t stop at the job. The rumors spread so quickly that within a few days,

the news reached his fiancée. She sent Dan a short text message. It said: “I don’t

know what you’ve gotten yourself into, but I don’t want to be a part of

it. Everything between us is over.” This hit Dan hard. He was making money